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On Thursday, July 20th I will be at the Hampden Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library discussing Water in a Broken Glass. I am looking forward to meeting everyone there. It’s going to be a fun time. I hope to see you there. Click on the link below for more information. And thanks so much for all the support. I couldn’t do any of it without you all.

Nate, the host of The Artist Exchange Radio Show, will be interviewing me and Jamelle on Friday, February 17, 2017. We will discuss everything from writing, acting, movie-making, and of course how Water in a Broken Glass made its way to the big screen. Tune-in and call in. Thanks in advance. I be listening for your call on tomorrow night.

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I had an absolute ball with the Liberty Lite Bookclub. Everyone was so welcoming and we had a great discussion. I love it when readers can tell me things about my work that I didn’t even see. I want to thank Liberty Lite Bookclub for featuring Water in a Broken Glass and for loving it as much as I do.

On Wednesday, January 25th, Jamelle and I had the wonderful privilege of being guess on Channel 13’s On Time show with host Marcus Washington. It was a great interview. Jamelle did a better job of talking about the film than I did. I was so nervous. But I had fun. The show will air Sunday, February 5th at 6:30 AM on Channel 13 in Baltimore. I hope you will be able to tune in.

Filming for Water started about three weeks ago. And let me tell you, it has been an amazing experience. When I wrote Water In A Broken Glass over sixteen years ago, I never thought this would be happening. I dreamed about it, wished for it. But I don’t think I ever believed it would really happen. Or maybe I did and that’s why God let it be.

Where should I start. Okay, first, in case you don’t know, Water the film is directed by Jamelle Williams-Thomas. She is a DC based filmmaker and owner of Lodge Street films. Jamelle contacted me back in 2009 and asked for the rights to turn Water In A Broken Glass into a film. So, it’s been a long process, some ups and down, but here we are some six years later and Lodge Street Films along with IKam Productions are in Baltimore shooting this film.

Baltimore. My city. All my novels take place in Baltimore, because I love showing the side of Baltimore people rarely focus on. And don’t think the characters in my stories don’t have any problems. They have plenty. They just have something other than drugs and killing on their minds. Baltimore is way richer than that. So it’s cool going to different areas of Baltimore filming. So far Jamelle and her film crew have filmed on the campus of Morgan State University, at The Book Escape on Light Street, Whitelock Street, Nubohemia Café and Lounge on Biddle Street, in the Arts District on Guilford Avenue, Druid Park Lake Drive. They are truly doing Baltimore justice.

I will try to write something every day about the making of Water. Next I’ll talk about the cast and crew. Stay tuned. Love you for all the support y’all have given me over the years.

On Sunday, August 23, 2014, I had the enormous pleasure of being on set for the filming of the movie trailer for my first novel, Water In A Broken Glass. Guichard Cadet of La Callie Nous Publishing took a chance and published Water back in September 2000. Who would have guest that almost 15 years later, it would be made into a film? Not me. Even while I was on set I hard a hard time believing I was out there for one of my books. As I write this post, it is still surreal to me. But I think the most difficult thing I had believing was seeing Tonya and Satin walk around in real life. Tonya is played by the beautiful and talented Shauntice Donita Wyatt and Satin is played by the beautiful and talented Okema T. Moore. But to simply say these women play Tonya and Satin is an understatement. Shauntice is Tonya and Okema is Satin. That’s what made the day even more unbelievable for me.

I want to thank Jamelle Williams-Thomas for loving Water In A Broken Glass enough to want to put it on the big screen. She is a marvelous director. I also want to thank producer Danielle Mooney, who still doesn’t realize the great contributions she is making to bring Water to life. Tekoa Smith is also doing a fantastic job making sure everything has what they need so this film goes off without a hitch.

And we all want to send a big thank you to Andrew, the owner of The Book Escape. He was gracious enough to allow us to film part of the trailer in his beautiful store, which is located in Federal Hill at 805 Light Street.

None of this would be possible without the love and support of my family and friends. Michael has been with me and encouraging me pretty much from the first day we met. Brian, Marcus, and Nina remind me everyday why my writing is so important and fun. My mother, who sparked my love of reading by reading to me, lets me know how proud she is of me. My sister, Rachel, who makes me smile and blush when she tells random people that her big sister writes books. One day I will be able to write down the names of each and everyone of my friends who support me, but for now, I want say thanks for everything.

Below are some pictures we took of the shoot. I can’t wait to see the trailer! And then it’s onto the actual film. Stay tuned.